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1	The Myth of the Renaissance Bubble: International Culture and Regional Politics in Fifteenth-Century Florence Maxson, Brian J. 01 January 2020 (has links) Book Summary: Florence in the Early Modern World offers new perspectives on this important city by exploring the broader global context of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, within which the experience of Florence remains unique. By exploring the city’s relationship to its close and distant neighbours, this collection of interdisciplinary essays reveals the transnational history of Florence. The chapters orient the lenses of the most recent historiographical turns perfected in studies on Venice, Rome, Bologna, Naples, and elsewhere towards Florence. New techniques, such as digital mapping, alongside new comparisons of architectural theory and merchants in Eurasia, provide the latest perspectives about Florence’s cultural and political importance before, during, and after the Renaissance. From Florentine merchants in Egypt and India, through actual and idealized military ambitions in the sixteenth-century Mediterranean, to Tuscan humanists in late medieval England, the contributors to this interdisciplinary volume reveal the connections Florence held to early modern cities across the globe. This book steers away from the historical narrative of an insular Renaissance Europe and instead identifies the significance of other global influences. By using Florence as a case study to trace these connections, this volume of essays provides essential reading for students and scholars of early modern cities and the Renaissance. myth renaissance bubble international culture politics florence History European History
2	Komparace poboček firmy 3M v Česku a Slovensku prostřednictvím kvantitativní interkulturní metodologie Globe s aplikací výsledků na marketing management / Comparison 3M subsidiaries in the Czech and Slovak through quantitative methodologies intercultural Globe with applications of marketing management Čiháková, Michaela January 2014 (has links) The goal of this thesis is cross-cultural comparation of Czech and Slovak subsidiary of 3M Company. It will be reached through GLOBE study in comparison with Geert Hofstede method and its five main cultural dimensions. Questionnaire research will be conducted for achieving this goal ( according to original questionnaire of GLOBE study) among employees of mentioned subsidiaries in Prague and Bratislava. Findings of this research method will be used for explanation of cultural differences (should there be any) between 3M Cesko and 3M Slovensko. Also these findings will proof wheter or not is possible to apply the same marketing management in both countries.
3	A cultural perspective on the impact of family and society on the competitive advantage of organizations and nations Alwuhaibi, Sami Abdallah, January 2009 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Management and Information Systems. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.
4	[en] THE INTERNATIONAL IMAGE OF BRAZIL DURING CARDOSO`S GOVERNMENT (1995-2002): A CONSTRUCTIVIST READING OF MIDDLE POWER CONCEPT / [pt] A IMAGEM INTERNACIONAL DO BRASIL NO GOVERNO CARDOSO (1995-2002): UMA LEITURA CONSTRUTIVISTA DO CONCEITO DE POTÊNCIA MÉDIA SYLVIA FERREIRA MARQUES 30 May 2005 (has links) [pt] Adotando um olhar construtivista, esta dissertação tem como tema de pesquisa analisar a imagem internacional do Brasil como potência média - idéia que perpassa a construção da identidade do país - projetada pelo governo de Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002). A perspectiva do sistema internacional como um ambiente social mostra a importância de fatores sociais e elementos cognitivos para os estudos em análise de política externa. A pesquisa problematiza o conceito de potência média a partir de quatro dimensões analíticas - capacidade material, influência, autopercepção, e reconhecimento - no intuito de revelar os aspectos teóricos presentes no entendimento brasileiro de potência média. Ao longo dos anos, a diplomacia brasileira desenvolveu um conceito próprio de potência média. Tradicionalmente visto pela óptica materialista, o conceito recebeu uma conotação menos tangível e mais cognitiva. Destarte, esta dissertação demonstra, dentro de uma lógica de interação social, como a imagem internacional do país como potência média é construída no governo Cardoso pelos discursos de continuidade e mudança apresentados nos fóruns internacionais multilaterais, em especial, na ONU e na OMC. / [en] Departing from a Constructivist view, this Msc. Dissertation has as its subject of research the analysis of Brazilian international image as a middle power - idea that can be found throughout the process of national identity construction - projected by Cardoso s government (1995 - 2002). The perspective of the international system as asocial milieu demonstrates the importance of social factors and cognitive elements in the study of foreign policy analysis. This Msc. Dissertation inquires into the concepts of middle power under four analytical dimensions - material capabilities, influence, selfperception, and recognition - questioning the concept to reveal the theoretical aspects found in the Brazilian understanding of middle power. Throughout the Brazilian Republican History, the Diplomats have developed their own concept of middle power. They gave a more cognitive and less materialist sense to a concept traditionally associated with a materialist point of view. Therefore, this research demonstrates from a social logic of interaction how the image of Brazil as a middle power was constructed during Cardoso s government by the statements of change and continuity in such multilateral international forums as the UN and WTO. [pt] POLITICA EXTERNA [en] FOREIGN POLICY [pt] BRASIL [en] BRAZIL [pt] CONSTRUTIVISMO [en] CONSTRUCTIVISM [pt] POTENCIA MEDIA [en] MIDDLE POWER [pt] GOVERNO CARDOSO [pt] CULTURA INTERNACIONAL [en] INTERNATIONAL CULTURE [pt] LOGICAS DE INTERACAO [en] LOGICS OF INTERACTION
5	Beslutsfattande och maktdistans i Nato / Decision-Making and Power Distance in NATO Palme, Linnéa January 2024 (has links) Denna kvalitativa studie syftar till att undersöka hur anställda inom Nato upplever att maktdistans påverkar beslutsfattandet. För att svara på min frågeställning har jag använt mig av en kvalitativ metod med inkäter, där sex deltagare från fyra olika länder svarade. Resultatet analyserades med en tematisk analys där fem teman framträdde, beslutsfattande, hierarki, kultur, maktdistans och språk. Resultatet är att maktdistans i viss utsträckning påverkar beslutsfattande inom Nato beroende på vilket land som representanterna kommer ifrån. Länders indirekta makt varierar beroende på storlek, befolkningsmängd och hur länge de varit medlemmar av Nato. Studien visar på att maktdistans existerar och påverkar beslut i viss utsträckning men att frågan är komplex då de tillfrågade inte alltid vet vad begreppet maktdistans är även om svaren tyder på det. Sammanfattningsvis påverkas maktdistans av hur länge ett land varit medlemmar i alliansen, hur många personer med hög grad landet har i alliansen och hur bra dessa personer är på språk, att tolka orden i rum och tid och vikta orden rätt. Kunskap i engelska och förhandlingsvana har här betydelse. / This qualitative study aims to investigate how NATO employees experience the impact of power distance on decision-making. To answer that question, I have relied on a qualitative method consisting of a hybrid of questionnaires and interviews that were sent out. Six participants from four countries participated. When the results were examined through thematic analysis, five different themes emerged: decision-making, hierarchy, culture, power distance and language. The results indicate that power distance does affect decision-making within NATO to some extent; depending on which country the representatives come from. The indirect power wielded by the member states varies according to their respective geographical size, the size of their population and their annuity as a member of NATO. The study shows that power distance exists and to some extent affects decision-making within the organization. It also shows that the issue is complex, as not all participants are aware of the concept of power distance, although their responses indicate that they are aware of its existence within the organization. In conclusion, power distance is influenced by how long the nation has been a member of the Alliance, how many high-ranking people the nation has in the various offices of the Alliance, and how well these representatives are able to master language skills, to interpret what is said in a spatial and temporal context, and to weight words accurately; here English and negotiation skills are of great importance. command and control consensus culture decision-making equality hierarchy language NATO negotiation Ooda-loop organizational culture power distance sociolinguistic collective defence communication culture communication decentralization EU international culture leadership military culture military ranks NAC North Atlantic Council political administrative decisions political organization power security sweden Swedish Defence University national culture beslutsfattande command & control förhandling hierarki jämlikhet konsensus kultur ledning maktdistans Nato Ooda-loop organisationskultur sociolingvistik språk decentraliserad EU Försvarshögskolan internationell kultur kollektivt försvar kommunikation kultur kommunikation ledarskap makt militär kultur militära grader Nordatlantiska rådet politik politiska administrativa beslut politisk organisation säkerhet nationell kultur Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap

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